Good news: Bug https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65403 (which is a subset of this one) has been closed with the following patch:
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=8b949134441056a1455d67ddfdd7e0bc5f2ee682 If I understand correctly, Zolnai Tamás (thanks!) has added the highlight property to LibreOffice. Now it just need to be linked with the "highlighting" tool and it should all work as expected... finger crossed! ** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #65403 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65403 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to openoffice.org in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/295014 Title: [Upstream] Cannot remove highlight from .doc in Word exported from Writer Status in LibreOffice Productivity Suite: Confirmed Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite: Confirmed Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “openoffice.org” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in “libreoffice” package in Debian: New Status in “libreoffice” package in Fedora: Unknown Status in “libreoffice” package in openSUSE: Incomplete Bug description: Binary package hint: openoffice.org-core 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.04 Release: 11.04 2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer libreoffice-writer: Installed: 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 Candidate: 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 Version table: *** 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 0 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main i386 Packages 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages 3) What is expected to happen in documented exported from Writer opened in Word via the Terminal: cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/295014/+attachment/410599/+files/test_highlight.doc && wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Microsoft\ Office/OFFICE11/WINWORD.EXE test_highlight.doc click the Highlight button -> No Fill and the highlight is removed. 4) What happens instead is the highlight is not removed. WORKAROUND: In Word click Format -> Boarders and Shading... -> Shading tab -> click No Fill button -> under Preview change drop down Apply to: text -> OK button WORKAROUND: Use AbiWord to export documents with highlighting. apt-cache policy abiword abiword: Installed: 2.8.6-0.3build1 Candidate: 2.8.6-0.3build1 Version table: *** 2.8.6-0.3build1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/universe i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/295014/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
